Author: cschultz

The AFP reports that two activists have been arrested for pro-Ai Weiwei graffiti in Hong Kong:
The two members of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy party, the League of Social Democrats (LSD), were detained on criminal damage offences Sunday after they spray-painted graffiti depicting the artist at a small rally, according to party officials and the police.
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The latest exhibition by Ai Weiwei has been unveiled at the Tate Modern in London, an installation composed of more than 150 tonnes of hand-painted ceramic sunflower seeds:
Sunflower seeds are a popular Chinese street snack but also hold another meaning for the artist… During the Cultural Revolution, propaganda images showed Chairman Mao as the sun and the mass of people